THE ESSENTIAL YOGA POSES
- Start in Mountain pose.
Step your left foot back
about two to three feet (not
as far as you would go for
Warrior I). Keep your right
toes pointed straight ahead,
and turn your left toes at
an angle to the left-front
corner of your mat.
- Square off your hips
toward the front of the
room. Take your right hand
to your right hip and lift
your left arm up alongside
your ear.
- Bend at your hips and
start to fold forward. Stop
when your chest is parallel
to the ground.
4. Set your left fi ngertips on
the ground or a block and
twist your torso to the right.
Extend your right arm to
the ceiling. Repeat on the
other side.
GAZE: Top hand
PRECEDING POSES:
Revolved Chair
COUNTERPOSES: Standing
Forward Fold
PRECAUTIONS: If you
hyperextend your knees, put
a slight bend in your front leg
and press through your big toe
to protect your knee joint.
TIP: A s you twist , keep your hips
square to the ground; do not let
your back hip coll apse down.
